About the Book: Adama
There is no adama without dam.
In 1946, a young Ruth begins building a new life in Palestine, haunted by the
death of her family in Europe and driven by youthful ideals in a land hostile to
her presence. Her sister, Shoshana, survives in the Displaced Persons camps of
Germany and joins her in Palestine, but dreams of escaping to distant America.
Her lovers, Dov and Israel, die in war, and her children try to serve the land
Ruth bled for, only to find their own tragic ends or means of escape. As one
generation begets another, their lives become entwined into